St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-24
Enthusiasm in Lafourche Parish.
Proud Welcome of the Peoples Choice.
Governor Nichols and Party in
TlibOdaHx.
Speech by Colonel Frank G. zacharie
An Important Letter from Colonel
Patton.

Governor Nichols and party set oat
from New Orleans Thursday morning
for Thibodaux, IN lafourche parish,
and reached their destination at 10
O'Clock. The first Nichols gun in la
f0urche was fired at LafourChe Crossing
as the train passed.
THE RECEPTION ACCORDED TO THE
GOVERNOR
in the beautiful town of IhibOdanX
was vesy cordial. There was a large
crowd OF citizens and q band of music
ut the depot by which the visitors were
escorted to the Alherti House, where
very liberal entertainment was fur
nished. The following committees of
citizens had Charge of the arrange
ments, etc:
Committee on Arrangements-H. ".
Tabor, chairman; JOS. Cherault: EloIn
Himel, V. n. Wright, John GanedIa, l..
G.. Aubert, ST., Emile Dugas, Ed Ba-
deaux, John DeZauche aud ID. Mcnier.
Committee on Reception -Major Cleo
Lagarde, chairman J. n. Wright, b: A.
| Wormald, J. Il. Bourgeois, Oscar LIE
\. L
Dr. Ed Blanchard, l.. A. TroSclair,
| Judge J. NJ. Howell. John McCulla, ST.
| IN TIE AFTERNOON
| a meeting was organized Ill the Ihlho-
| dsux Eiremens Hall, a very spacious
structure. capable of accommodating
| 1900 people, which was nearly full. 1t
| was q splendid assembia9e, and when
| Governor Nichols entered escorted by
the committee everybody rose and the
crowd cheered Justify.
| The meeting was called to order by
MIR. +. A. O'SULLIyAN,
who nominated Judge James Howell
for chairman, and announced the l0l-
lowing officers:
Vice Presidents-Oscar Lepine. {. A.
False, Thomas Beory, Eloln Hlmel,
Leonidas Trosclalr. j. y. Meira, T.
Webre Emile Engelloz, b. A. " omold
Major c. Lagorell, II. W. Tabor. A
Presterback, James Bearv, F. Christian
X. II. Allen, W. Darden, }. Tulford, L.
c. ALBERT, J. II. Wright, Eltige
Triche. James CherauIt, Ed. Badeaux
ii. Is. Bourgeois, Octave Poche
Aug. Bourdreaux, JAS. Leblance, Jas
| lefort, G. G. Williams. n. Brannon
AliClor Brand, Jules Monnler, Prosper
Troups, Clio Thibodaux, \. Walker
AleS Therrot, Alex Lepine. RObr. Oar
| zen, EiDEAGO 4tjttIHLC, LAIN L INV "
s. Mathews. Il. Gherens, James lutte
Iouis LeyiIle, Dr.. Thlboult, FERDINAND
RarlIlleux, Lucieu Guidroys, Amorl
Claudet, Colonel Sheldon Guthrie.
Secretaries j John Iultord and IL
BadeauX.
Colonel + C. ZaCharie
| of New Orleans was the first speake
introduced by Judge Howell. lie sal,
that he had intended TO prepare a Sc
speech, but found that professional
business would prevent him from carry
ing out that plan. Finding that Judg
| White could not be present. he na
come to Thibodaux anG would make
| few desuitory remarks. The peopl
were Assem- bled, lie said, to consider til
uuestiOn OF vino should be the mex
Democratic governor. The selection @
the standard bearer had become of pr
mary Importance. He proposed to sho'
why General Nichols should be non
mated. He stated at the outset that
would cheerfulIy answer any question
that Nichols or McEnery men mlgh
desire to ask him.
He believed that Governor McEner
was man of integrity, but a man wea
where his friends were concerned. Iha
weakness could be pardoned IN prlvat
| life. but not in d public Official Wh
was elected, not to condone otfense'
| but to execute the law.
t Next he took up the question of
THE THIRD TERM.
contending that it was contrary to I'll
presidents and principles of the Deln'
| cratic party, He disputed the args
!, ment that Governor Me Emery, II electe
| | again. would not be holding THU
t term, because he was elected the tir:
l | time lieutenant governor and not GO
: | ernor. But the speaker contended this
I the question was whether he had exc
cised the functions OF governor or no
7 Next he showed that the perpetuatic
s of chief executive in power conso
T idated the of1ice-holders into an ot1icl
oligarchy. He observed that the lime
;. Democrat had stated that Dewitt CHI
8 ton was governor of New York Il
= twentv-three wears and another go
ernor for eleven years. Without ha
q ing investigated the matter he Co
a cIuded that these governors held ottlt
= under the original constitutions OF I'll
states formed during the reyolutlo
: and yentured the assertion that mo
i recent constitutions prohibited 1t. /
= called attention to the action taken
New Jersey in 1874, when there "
9 placed in the constitution provlslt
Il prohibiting second term. Ana so
,- Louisiana, every constitution but tho
of 1868 and 1879 had contained simll
e prohibition. These facts seemed to !
dictate that the people had conclud'
that successive terms of office were
. DANGEROUS TO POPULAR INSTITUTION
Describing the condition of the sta
he pointed out that appointments
various sections Of the state were co
- trolled by two or three individual
q thus denying to the people the power
"a exercising their privileges. :,
~ The speaker drew attention to &
II character of some of McEnery's OF
e Gals. In Iberville Republicans ha
II been appointed on the police jury, al
9 an iIliterate colored man was appoint
, Justice of the peace. In Ierrebon
:. there Is 81 colored justice of the pea'
and the same thing exists in W est u
9, roll and Madison. He had been to
!. also that the returning officer
l. Avoyelles was at the last election
So candidate on the Republican ticket
clerk of court.
Il Going to Jefferson parish recently
20 look after some prosecutions under {
n oyster law of 1SS6-One OF the most 9
pressIve measures ever enacted -
g. | found that the commitme was lsSu
K, bv Judge Collin, an old radical, motto
r. ons in Lafourche, and who is now
o. appointee of Governor McEnery.
The speaker held that these ta'
showed
A CONTEMPT OF THE PEOPLE
a on the part of the powers that be.
- illustrating the weakness of Cover
70 MoEnery in the case of his friends,
~ mentioned his tardy action id the ca
u of the land Office depredatlons ana
e. failure to prosecute; no referred W5
or regret to the conviction of W. A. Strol
t, ex-secretary of state, gallant conf'
1T crate soldier.
IT. He stated that the Governor b
as known of the deficiencies of this otfic
I'd for two years. and made no move
le have him prosecuted until the PIcayu